September 1, 2004
Michael Braukus
Headquarters, Washington
(Phone: 202/358-1979)
CONTRACT RELEASE: C04-s
NASA SELECTS CONTRACTORS FOR VISION FOR SPACE EXPLORATION STUDIES
NASA today awarded the first contracts to conduct preliminary concept
studies for human lunar exploration and the development of the crew
exploration vehicle. Eleven companies were selected.
NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate Associate Administrator
retired Navy Rear Adm. Craig E. Steidle, said, "These study contracts
reflect NASA's new commitment to find the best outside expertise that
will work in partnerships to benefit the nation's goals for space
exploration. We are developing a sustained and affordable human and
robotic program that will explore the solar system and beyond. We
will accomplish this using the same ingenuity, commitment and
unwavering determination that forged the success of the Apollo
program."
The contracts, which total approximately $27 million, with a possible
option worth an additional $27 million, are a result of the Concept
Exploration and Refinement Broad Agency Announcement issued in May
2004.
The contracts will be awarded initiating a six-month base period, with
a six-month option that may be exercised at the government's
discretion. Options may be exercised based on several factors,
including the quality of performance during the base period, fiscal
constraints and overall support to the Vision for Space Exploration.
The Vision for Space Exploration gives NASA a new focus for a
sustained and affordable human and robotic space exploration program
to explore the solar system and beyond.
The contracts are in two categories or concept areas. The first area
is preliminary concepts for human lunar exploration. The selected
companies for "concept 1" and the value of their contracts are:
Raytheon, Tucson, Ariz. -- Base: $994,157; Option: $998,529
SAIC, Houston -- Base: $996,616; Option: $998,539
SpaceHAB Corp., Webster, Texas -- Base: $995,603; Option: $998,907
The second category consists of preliminary concepts for the crew
exploration vehicle and human lunar exploration. The selected
companies for "concept 2" and the value of their contracts are:
Andrews Space Inc., Seattle -- Base: $2,999,988; Option: $2,999,941
Draper Labs, Cambridge, Mass. -- Base: $2,988,083; Option: $2,945,357
Lockheed Martin Corp., Denver -- Base: $2,999,742; Option: $2,999,920
Northrop Grumman Corp., El Segundo, Calif. -- Base: $2,958,753;
Option: $2,999,473
Orbital Sciences Corp., Dulles, Va. -- Base: $2,998,952; Option:
$2,994,259
Schafer, Chelmsford, Mass. -- Base: $2,999,179; Option: $2,997,804
The Boeing Co., Huntington Beach, Calif. -- Base: $2,998,203; Option:
$2,998,346
t-Space, Menlo Park, Calif. -- Base: $2,999,732; Option: $2,939,357
For information about the Office of Exploration Systems on the
Internet, visit:
http://exploration.nasa.gov/
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http://www.nasa.gov
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